sequester
to isolate or set apart, often deliberately
Word origin: From Latin sequestrare, to set apart.
Sequester in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing sequester in a sentence.
The jury was sequestered to avoid outside influence.
During deliberations the jury was sequestered in a hotel to shield them from news coverage of the trial.
Using “sequester” well
Sequester means to isolate or set apart, often deliberately, as a jury is kept from outside influence. In finance and chemistry it carries related senses of setting aside or binding up.
More GRE words starting with S
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